China’s Monetary Stimulus. Aggregate and Structural Implications
Isabelle Jiani Zheng | 13 February 2025
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
China,
Economic Growth,
Financial Stability The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) convened its 2025 work conference in Beijing from 3 to 4 January, signaling a commitment to maintaining a supportive policy stance in the new year following key steps in this direction in 2024.
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Collaboration in Action. Improving Tax Expenditure Policy Through Regional Engagement
Markus Paffhausen | 14 January 2025
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Parliaments,
Tax Expenditures The primary objectives of the ATI Tax Expenditures Workshop series were to build capacity, facilitate knowledge transfer, and establish robust regional networks of TE experts.
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Governing Insurance for Financial Stability and Environmental Sustainability
Jérôme Crugnola-Humbert | 20 December 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Environmental Risks,
Financial Stability,
Insurance,
Macroprudential Policy Despite its links to climate and nature risks (for instance, through insurance against natural catastrophes), the insurance sector has so far received insufficient attention from most policymakers, regulators and supervisors.
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The Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index Companion Paper: Revised Version
Agustin Redonda,
Lucas Millan,
Christian von Haldenwang,
Sofia Berg and
Flurim Aliu | 3 December 2024
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures,
Transparency The revised Companion Paper includes a description of the methodological adjustments made since the launch of the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI). Changes do not only affect the internal structure of individual indicators but also the underlying format of the data.
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The Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI 1.1): New Features and Improved Methodology
Council on Economic Policies | 3 December 2024
Fiscal,
News | Tags:
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures,
Transparency Since its launch in October 2023, the index has gained attention from governments and organizations worldwide, as a useful tool for fiscal transparency. More recently, several updates and adjustments to the GTETI 1.0 structure and methodology have been introduced to fine-tune the assessment.
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